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The Works of William Shakespeare — Vol. 8
The Works of William Shakespeare — Vol. 8

Chapter XXVI

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[4141] _Why ... back_] _The King of France so suddenly gone back!_ Pope.
_Why ... reason?_] Prose in Q₂.
Two lines, the first ending _backe,_ in Q₁ Q₃.
[4142] _the_] Q₁ Q₃.
_no_ Q₂.
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The Works of William Shakespeare — Vol. 8

Chapter XXVI

Reading 1/147 · 5 reading units · Lines 1–5

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[4141] _Why ... back_] _The King of France so suddenly gone back!_ Pope.
Line 2
_Why ... reason?_] Prose in Q₂.
Line 3
Two lines, the first ending _backe,_ in Q₁ Q₃.
Line 4
[4142] _the_] Q₁ Q₃.
Line 5
_no_ Q₂.

Learner Dictionary

Oxford-style entry order: headword, part of speech, US IPA, concise definition, contextual example, audio, and collocations from this reading.

First noun US /first/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading “Two lines, the first ending _backe,_ in Q₁ Q₃.”

Suddenly noun US /ˈsuddenly/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading “[4141] _Why ... back_] _The King of France so suddenly gone back!_ Pope.”

All words in this reading · 24

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4141

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From this reading [4141] _Why ... back_] _The King of France so suddenly gone back!_ Pope.

4142

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From this reading [4142] _the_] Q₁ Q₃.

back

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From this reading [4141] _Why ... back_] _The King of France so suddenly gone back!_ Pope.

backe

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From this reading Two lines, the first ending _backe,_ in Q₁ Q₃.

ending

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From this reading Two lines, the first ending _backe,_ in Q₁ Q₃.

firstnounUS /first/

an important story-specific word used in this passage

From this reading Two lines, the first ending _backe,_ in Q₁ Q₃.

France

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From this reading [4141] _Why ... back_] _The King of France so suddenly gone back!_ Pope.

gone

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From this reading [4141] _Why ... back_] _The King of France so suddenly gone back!_ Pope.

inprepositionUS /ɪn/

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading _Why ... reason?_] Prose in Q₂.

King

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From this reading [4141] _Why ... back_] _The King of France so suddenly gone back!_ Pope.

lines

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From this reading Two lines, the first ending _backe,_ in Q₁ Q₃.

nodeterminerUS /noʊ/

not any; not one

From this reading _no_ Q₂.

ofprepositionUS /ʌv/

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading [4141] _Why ... back_] _The King of France so suddenly gone back!_ Pope.

Pope

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From this reading [4141] _Why ... back_] _The King of France so suddenly gone back!_ Pope.

Prose

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From this reading _Why ... reason?_] Prose in Q₂.

Q₁

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From this reading Two lines, the first ending _backe,_ in Q₁ Q₃.

Q₂

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From this reading _Why ... reason?_] Prose in Q₂.

Q₃

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From this reading Two lines, the first ending _backe,_ in Q₁ Q₃.

reason

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From this reading _Why ... reason?_] Prose in Q₂.

soconjunctionUS /soʊ/

for that reason; with the result that

From this reading [4141] _Why ... back_] _The King of France so suddenly gone back!_ Pope.

suddenlynounUS /ˈsuddenly/

a story-specific word describing an important person, object, action, or idea in this passage

From this reading [4141] _Why ... back_] _The King of France so suddenly gone back!_ Pope.

ThedeterminerUS /ðə/

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading [4141] _Why ... back_] _The King of France so suddenly gone back!_ Pope.

Two

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From this reading Two lines, the first ending _backe,_ in Q₁ Q₃.

Why

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From this reading [4141] _Why ... back_] _The King of France so suddenly gone back!_ Pope.